OT:So Bob Huggins is not going out without a fight
He says he never retired and WV is full of chit
You do you, Bob. You can always claim you were drunk when your (long suffering) wife pressured you into resigning to spare WVU further embarrassment and to work on your health.
Doesn't this mean he'll be Michigan's next coach?
That WVU to Michigan pipeline seems to be a popular one.
You’re funny. Like a clown.
He does not take getting the O hammered two years in a row well. This is him coping.
chuck is a good dude and was never a troll around here when the tables were turned (and they will again turn back some day, too). suggest taking any comment from him in that vein.
NEVER AGAIN
Reminds me of the clownshow that is Russian propaganda. The copium part, too.
Not since West Viginia demonstrated that they know how to put a payment due date on the buyout payment. (Beilein's contract didn't have one while RichRod's contract had a due date.)
At least we didn't have GG as president, btw, did Urban fire him and that's why he is at WVU???
It sounds like he just wants money at this point. Pretty sad. He has to know he's not getting his job back. Was one of the most beloved WVU sports figures ever, and is now ruining his legacy with every action he takes.
Goes on a radio show and says a bunch of slurs, then a few weeks later blows three times the legal limit in a car full of empty cans (but don't worry, they were just there because he's a "recycling enthusiast), and now this. Just retire, go to rehab, and fade away already.
I quit my favorite job 20 years ago to go to grad school. Maybe I could pull a Huggins and just show up one day as if I never left.
Hey, it worked for George Costanza!
Where’s that Penske file, Costanza?
blue, dancing at bachelorette parties had to come to an end at some point. you moved on, you're better for it...
But it was so damn much fun.
To this day, I’m convinced that if I hadnt slapped my shirt down on the ground, I would’ve won that audition! It’s almost as bad as JT was short!
But your moves were always smoother
I'll never understand how Swayze made it through this without losing it. Imagine Fallon in the sketch.
You couldn't put Fallon in that sketch - he'd never get a word out... LOL!!
I'm not a big true crime enthusiast, but this is one lawsuit I would follow with great pleasure. Give it your best shot, Huggy. Your kids must be so proud.
When he ‘allegedly’ resigned, I thought it was a rare example of someone “doing the right thing” and taking some accountability. Nope. He’s trying for the Moe Wagner resign.
Oh, nice. You combined this Huggins fiduddle with the missing hyphen about Wagner re-signing. That's gooooood.
WVU should have cut bait after the radio show thing.
He probably doesn't remember resigning. Would he have an argument to say his resignation was made while not being "of a sound mind"? "Dude, I was drunk".
Good thing he didn't coach at Faber College, as Dean Wormer would have gone all....
Maybe he'll throw up on Gordon Gee.
That would be a good start!
If only his BAC had matched Bluto’s GPA.
^^^^ Drop mic comment! ^^^^
/no politics
It will all come down to his contract.
Lawyers, Huggs and money, the shit has hit the fan.
I rarely am surprised into actual laughter-well done!
Nice Zevon reference!
Bravo, sir!
I’ve always enjoyed Urban’s cover:
“Lambada’ed with a waitress,
the way I always do,
how was I to know,
my wife would see me too.”
Perfect illustration of the old adage, "Denial is not just a river in Egypt."
Links to the 2 letters the lawyers (1. from Huggins "purported" lawyer, a lawyer that WVU doesn't acknowledge as Huggins' actual legal representative, and 2. from WVU's general counsel) below.
Both of these letters are pretty salty. One thing I find especially funny ---- when these lawyers write back and forth to each other, and include the wording "we look forward to your response." The passive-aggressiveness is awesome!
From Huggins lawyer: https://wvmetronews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Counsel-letter-to-Gordon-Gee126508885.138.pdf
Response back from WVU: https://twitter.com/WinterSportsLaw/status/1678039635593768961
an incident in Pittsburgh that is now close to being fully resolved without charges.
This would be quite a piece of lawyering.
An "incident" where we don't need to speak of the details --- what's the need of me spelling them out? Besides, as I said, it's close to being fully resolved without charges.
and he's in rehab voluntarily because...they have a nice buffet?
He must have Jalen Kitna's lawyer
Lol Lewis Brisbois. A bunch of insurance defense hacks. They have two different fonts in the letter. This was the firm that had 200 attorneys recently depart and they leaked years’ worth of racist and sexist emails from two of the lead partners thinking it would make them look bad. Well it made both sides look awful and cost the firm clients.
You fugged up, Bob.
"Oops. I shouldna said that about retiring. O'course, I shouldna said that other thing either, at least not on the radio, but this one will cost me money. Get me a lawyer. O'course the lawyer will take a chunk but lemme see what I can grab on the way out."
What a POS
The fact he had a meeting with his players where he said "I'm resigning" and then tried to say he didn't resign feels like evidence why he shouldn't, you know, be coaching basketball players. Either he's a massive liar who denies reality that everyone else experience OR he was so out of it he has no memory, which isn't great either.
Let me recreate the conversation he just had with his lawyer:
Lawyer: Bob, if you get fired, you will get paid the remaining balance of your contract. If you resign, you get nothing.
Bob: I guess I got fired, then.
In practice, it's not usually that cut and dried - the two sides reach a financial settlement, but the coach is allowed to publicly resign to save face.
It sounds here like he is actually arguing that he should still be employed.
The question is, Why? IMHO while the primary answer may be the almighty dollar (even though he's got plenty of those), the real answer is Ego. If the man ain't coaching he don't know who he is. Which makes him feel like...nobody.
Huggins gonna huggins for $$$.